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High temporal and inter‐individual variation detected in the human ileal microbiota
7 Jul 2010
Abstract excerpt
The diversity and temporal stability of the predominant bacteria in the human ileum was studied with the use of ileal effluent samples of seven individuals with Brooke ileostomies. The total number of bacteria within the ileal effluent was in the range of 10⁷ -10⁸ bacteria per gram (wet weight). The diversity of the bacteria in the ileal effluent showed marked differences compared with that in faecal samples from...
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